Pirlo gives his take on Juventus and 'CR7'

Speaking to 'Sky Sport', Andrea Pirlo stated that he thinks his old club has what it takes to go all the way in the Champions League this year.

"Juventus have a real chance of winning the Champions League this season. They have a team that can get to the latter stages of the competition and battle it out against the usual three or four sides. They are one of the strongest teams this year, alongside Manchester City, Real Madrid, Liverpool and Barcel;one" Pirlo said.

"Juve seem on a different level to the other teams in Italy. Inter and Napoli have strengthened well, but for me they're a long way behind. Of course they're good teams, but they have a way to go before they're on the same level as Juventus."

However, he wanted to clarify that he thinks one of his other former teams, Milan, is his favourite team to watch and that his former team-mate Gattuso is doing an excellent job.